(1) The State Mortuary and Cemetery Board shall issue a license to an individual to practice as a funeral service practitioner if the individual meets the following requirements: (a) The individual must apply to the board for a funeral service practitioner license on an application form provided by the board. (b) The individual must pass […]
(1) The State Mortuary and Cemetery Board shall offer an examination to individuals applying for a license to practice as a funeral service practitioner. (2) At a minimum, the examination must test applicants on state and federal laws, rules and regulations relating to the care, preparation, disposition and transportation of dead human bodies and relating […]
(1) The State Mortuary and Cemetery Board shall issue a license to an individual to practice as an embalmer if the individual is 18 years of age or older, applies for a license and meets the qualifications described in this section. (2) An individual must apply for a license by applying to the State Mortuary […]
(1) The State Mortuary and Cemetery Board shall offer an examination to individuals applying for a license to practice as an embalmer. (2) The board shall make an examination schedule publicly available and shall send an examination schedule to each applicant at least 10 days before each examination. An examination schedule must denote the time […]
(1) For an applicant from another state, the State Mortuary and Cemetery Board shall issue a license to practice as a funeral service practitioner or embalmer, or shall register an individual who applies to be a trainee of a funeral service practitioner or embalmer, if: (a) The applicant applies to the board and fulfills the […]
The State Mortuary and Cemetery Board shall issue a license to an individual to practice as a death care consultant if the individual: (1) Applies to the board for a death care consultant license on an application form provided by the board; (2) Passes an examination offered by the board that tests applicants on state […]
(1) The State Mortuary and Cemetery Board shall issue a license to a funeral establishment or immediate disposition company if the person who will operate the establishment or immediate disposition company applies to the board for a license on a form provided by the board. The application shall be accompanied by the application fee established […]
(1) If the principals of a licensed funeral establishment or immediate disposition company change, the establishment or company shall apply to the State Mortuary and Cemetery Board for a new license. (2) A person holding a license or certificate of authority or who is registered under this chapter shall apply to the board for reissuance […]
(1) The fees that may be charged under this chapter are: (a) A fee covering requests for applications for a funeral service practitioner license, an embalmer license, a death care consultant license, a funeral establishment license, an immediate disposition company license, a certificate of authority for a cemetery, a certificate of authority for a crematorium, […]
(1) When a licensee or a trainee registered under ORS 692.190 has allowed a license or a registration to lapse, the State Mortuary and Cemetery Board may reinstate the license or reregister the trainee if the licensee or trainee: (a) Applies for reinstatement or reregistration not later than the 90th day after the lapse; and […]
(1) Upon complaint or upon its own motion, the State Mortuary and Cemetery Board may investigate a complaint made by any person or by the board. If the board finds any of the causes described in this section in regard to any person, licensee or applicant or the holder of a certificate of authority, the […]
(1) An individual who wishes to train to be a funeral service practitioner or embalmer shall apply to the State Mortuary and Cemetery Board for registration as a funeral service practitioner trainee or an embalmer trainee upon a form provided by the board. The individual must consent to a background check, including any information required […]
(1) The State Mortuary and Cemetery Board may suspend or revoke the registration of a trainee, after notice and upon hearing, if the board finds any of the causes specified in ORS 692.180 in regard to the trainee. (2) A trainee whose registration has been suspended or revoked may apply for reregistration within one year […]
The State Mortuary and Cemetery Board may revoke, suspend or refuse to renew a license issued to a funeral establishment or immediate disposition company if the board finds any of the following in regard to the establishment or company or its operation: (1) Any of the causes specified in ORS 692.180. (2) Violation of ORS […]
(1) If the State Mortuary and Cemetery Board proposes to impose a civil penalty or to revoke, suspend or refuse to issue or renew any license or certificate, the board shall accord an opportunity for hearing as provided in ORS chapter 183. (2) Adoption of rules, conduct of hearings and issuance of orders and judicial […]
(1) The State Mortuary and Cemetery Board shall issue a certificate of removal registration to a funeral establishment licensed in another state contiguous to Oregon with laws substantially similar to the provisions of this section for the limited purpose of removing dead human bodies from Oregon, prior to submitting a report of death, if the […]
(1) A person may not conduct the business of an operating cemetery unless the person has a certificate of authority to do so. A person may apply for a certificate of authority on a form provided by the State Mortuary and Cemetery Board. The application must be accompanied by the application fee established under ORS […]
(1) The State Mortuary and Cemetery Board may grant a temporary operating permit for a cemetery that does not hold a valid license to operate for the purpose of performing an interment. The board may grant the temporary operating permit to a person that holds a license, certificate of authority or registration issued by the […]
